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Inside the bitter war to bring Tupac and Michael Jackson back to life

Long Reads

Inside the bitter war to bring Tupac and Michael Jackson back to life

Jimi Famurewa

This Director Lives in His Own Truman Show (and So Do You)

Enigmas

This Director Lives in His Own Truman Show (and So Do You)

Darryn King

In Africa, technology is the final weapon in the deadly poaching war

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In Africa, technology is the final weapon in the deadly poaching war

Clair MacDougall

The inside story of Jan Koum and how Facebook bought WhatsApp

Long Reads

The inside story of Jan Koum and how Facebook bought WhatsApp

David Rowan

A Dying Scientist's Rogue Vaccine Trial

Infectious

A Dying Scientist's Rogue Vaccine Trial

Amanda Schaffer

No Job for Humans: The Robot Assault on Fukushima

Recovery Mode

No Job for Humans: The Robot Assault on Fukushima

Vince Beiser

Can This New Encryption Method Finally Crack the Crypto War?

Security

Can This New Encryption Method Finally Crack the Crypto War?

Steven Levy

An FDA Panel Just OK’d an Epilepsy Drug Made From Marijuana

Breakthroughs

An FDA Panel Just OK’d an Epilepsy Drug Made From Marijuana

Fred Vogelstein

Framed for Murder by His Own DNA

forensics

Framed for Murder by His Own DNA

Katie Worth

Can Uber Recover From the Travis Kalanick Era?

Zero Defects

Can Uber Recover From the Travis Kalanick Era?

Jessi Hempel

China’s children are its secret weapon in the global AI arms race

Long Reads

China’s children are its secret weapon in the global AI arms race

Alex Beard

The Teens Who Hacked a Video Game Empire—and Went Too Far

Game Over

The Teens Who Hacked a Video Game Empire—and Went Too Far

Brendan I. Koerner

Coming Attractions: The Rise of VR Porn

Backchannel

Coming Attractions: The Rise of VR Porn

Peter Rubin

Inside the Safety Issues Surrounding the NY Helicopter Crash

First-Person Account

Inside the Safety Issues Surrounding the NY Helicopter Crash

Eric Adams

The Inside Story of Reddit's Redesign

r/TodayILearned

The Inside Story of Reddit's Redesign

Arielle Pardes

Addiction Rehab Is Broken. Can Technology Fix It?

Epidemic

Addiction Rehab Is Broken. Can Technology Fix It?

Zachary Siegel

The dizzying story of Symphony of the Seas, the largest and most ambitious cruise ship ever built

Long Reads

The dizzying story of Symphony of the Seas, the largest and most ambitious cruise ship ever built

Oliver Franklin-Wallis

Army of 01101111: The Making of a Cyber Battalion

The Life Issue

Army of 01101111: The Making of a Cyber Battalion

Matt Gallagher

A Baby's Battle for Survival Tests How Far Medicine Has Come

The Life Issue

A Baby's Battle for Survival Tests How Far Medicine Has Come

Eva Holland

The ARG That Takes Freshmen Orientation to a New Level

Longreads

The ARG That Takes Freshmen Orientation to a New Level

Eric Thurm